0-0: Tauro and Motagua tie in the quarters

The Taurus from Panamaachieved a point on Thursday by drawing goalless against Motagua in the first leg of the quarterfinals of Concacaf League (North, Central America and Caribbean Football Confederation).

The match, played on Jose de la Paz Herrera National Stadiumturned out to be a bad deal for Motagua, who missed a chance to win at home through frustration Angel Tejeda a penalty shot, in the 83rd minute, that could have changed the result.

for the first time Motagua He had more control of the game, but with several arrivals in the rival area, and it was not until the 12th minute that Héctor Castellanos was surprised by a powerful shot from outside the area that went through one of the vertical of the Tauro goal, which Eric defended. Hughes.

At 17, again Castilians He tried another shot, but there was no danger to the Panamanian club, who tried to surprise the counterattack, but Motagua’s defensive bolt was not broken.

The Taurus they were looking to do damage with Jan Vargas and Ronaldo Córdoba in attack, while Motagua did it with Iván López and Ángel Tejeda.

In the second half, the changes made by both teams did not pay off, and although Motagua continued to seek victory, Walter Martinez, Ivan Lopez, and Angel Tejedacannot be identified in three clear instances in the Taurus area.

Jonathan Nunezof Motagua, He also tried from outside the area, but his shot went over the goal of the Panamanian team, which did a good job in defense.

The most obvious opportunity is Angel Tejeda in minute 83, with the ball falling into one of the corners of the rival goal in a penalty shot, due to a foul against defender Marcelo Santos.

The pass to the semifinal will be determined on the 19th, when the Motagua visit Taurus in the second leg of the competition.

Data sheet:

0. Motagua: Jonathan Rougier; Carlos Meléndez, Marcelo Pereira, Denil Maldonado, Marcelo Santos; Diego Rodríguez (Carlos Medina m.55), Héctor Castellanos (Christopher Meléndez m.89), Jonathan Núñez, Mauro Ortiz (Walter Martínez m.55); Iván López (Eddie Hernández m.68) and Ángel Tejeda.

coaches: Hernan Medina.

0.Taurus: Eric Hughes; Jorge Gutiérrez, Gustavo Chará, Luis Asprilla, Irving Gudiño: Víctor Medina (Hilberto Peralta m.67), Omar Valencia, Rolando Botello, Miguel Camargo (Richard Rodríguez m.77); Jan Vargas and Ronaldo Córdoba (Edilson Carrasquilla m.88).

coaches: Francis Pearl.

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon, from Costa Rica. He showed yellow cards to Ronaldo Córdoba, Hilberto Peralta and Gustavo Chará, from Tauro.

Happenings: The quarterfinal match of the Concacaf League was played at the José de la Paz Herrera National Stadium, in Tegucigalpa.